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A Review Types of Enhancement Technique for Application and Effect in Design Microchannel Heat Sink

Sarab Salih ShekhoMechanical Engineering Department, College of Engineering, University of Mosul/Iraq

Vol 9 No 5 (2025): Volume 9, Issue 5, May 2025 | Pages: 197-207

International Research Journal of Innovations in Engineering and Technology

OPEN ACCESS | Research Article | Published Date: 24-05-2025

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Abstract

On today, the need of better cooling devices also keeps to further enhance the performance with continuous miniaturization of electronic components, then two techniques are used, active and passive methods.

The passive techniques do not depend on an external force or activation therefore; these technologies do not have no additional energy costs. Several active technologies have been identified as micro channel optimization possibilities. Require the force and power that must make a small system there is a difficulty in carrying it out. 

These prompt a design procedure in various passive methods and their geometrical parameters, while at the same time maintaining the pressure drop at the desired level. Here are several parameters that analyzed in detail. Work for better heat transfer including nanoparticles,

Where it is very important to know the behavior of nanofluids at different concentrations has become a new coolant in the cooling system.

Keywords

microchannel heat sink,Active technical method, passive technical method, Heat transfer enhancement


Citation of this Article

Sarab Salih Shekho. (2025). A Review Types of Enhancement Technique for Application and Effect in Design Microchannel Heat Sink. International Research Journal of Innovations in Engineering and Technology - IRJIET, 9(5), 197-207. Article DOI https://doi.org/10.47001/IRJIET/2025.905026

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